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Cour-Cheverny

Coordinates: 47°30′37″N 1°27′25″E / 47.5103°N 1.4569°E / 47.5103; 1.4569
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Cour-Cheverny
Location of Cour-Cheverny
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Cour-Cheverny is located in France
Cour-Cheverny
Cour-Cheverny
Cour-Cheverny is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Cour-Cheverny
Cour-Cheverny
Coordinates: 47°30′37″N 1°27′25″E / 47.5103°N 1.4569°E / 47.5103; 1.4569
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentLoir-et-Cher
ArrondissementBlois
CantonVineuil
IntercommunalityCA Blois Agglopolys
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) François Croissandeau[1]
Area
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29.8 km2 (11.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,793
 • Density94/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
41067 /41700
Elevation73–118 m (240–387 ft)
(avg. 87 m or 285 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Cour-Cheverny (French pronunciation: [kuʁ ʃəvɛʁni]) is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department, Centre-Val de Loire region, France.[3] The commune's land extends across the Loire Valley and across the Sologne region. Its inhabitants are known as Courchois.

Toponymy

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  • The name Cour-Cheverny has its origins in the vulgar Latin word, curtis, meaning farm. It seems likely, then, that the village of Cour-Cheverny was once a large piece of land belonging to the nearby village of Cheverny.
  • Over the years the village has had other names, such as Cour-en-Sologne, the name by which it was known up until the 19th century.
  • The church was mentioned in 1145 as belonging to the Abbey of Bourgmoyen. It came under the diocese of Chartres at the time. Cour-Cheverny would have been a curtis, or farm, near to the small town of Cheverny, which began to grow in size and importance in the 6th century.

Sights

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  • The Château of Sérigny, la Sistière, Beaumont, Chantreuil, les Murblins, and la Taurie.
  • La Borde is a renowned psychiatric clinic offering institutional psychotherapy treatments
  • The 12th-century church of Saint-Aignan, which was altered in the 16th and 17th centuries, has a nave with two bays, two aisles, a semi-circular apse, arcades of two-centred pointed arches, ribbed vaulting with a keystone dating from 1609, an east-facing great door and a tall framed spire on a central bell tower.
  • The Chapel of Sérigny.
  • The Oratory of la Boide.
  • The Conon Valley.
  • The Beuvron, a 115 km long tributary of the Loire, that runs into the Loire at Candé-sur-Beuvron.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,724—    
1975 1,863+1.11%
1982 2,130+1.93%
1990 2,347+1.22%
1999 2,555+0.95%
2007 2,654+0.48%
2012 2,715+0.46%
2017 2,845+0.94%
Source: INSEE[4]

Economy

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Wine

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The Cour Cheverny Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) was recognized in 1997.[5] Geographically it corresponds to the commune of Cour-Cheverny and 10 other communes in the surrounding area. The single grape variety used is Romorantin, from which a dry, white wine is produced.

The Cheverny AOC, which was also recognized in 1997, covers a wider area but also includes the commune of Cour-Cheverny. The wines produced under this appellation are dry, white wines (the main grape variety being Sauvignon blanc), and red and rosé wines (the main grape variety being Gamay).

Events

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  • Weekly market day: Tuesday.
  • Town's saint's day: Whit Monday;
  • Town show: Easter and the Sunday following 15 August.
  • Saint Vincent's Day, in honour of the patron saint of wine-growers, celebrated on 22 January.
  • Bread Festival, first weekend in July.
  • Flea Market, first weekend in August.
  • Saint Cecilia's Day, in honour of the patron saint of musicians, celebrated on 22 November.

Sports

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  • Football
  • Tennis
  • Table Tennis
  • Basketball
  • Badminton

There is even a combined sports association that oversees and coordinates 10 different sections (Gymnastics, Badminton, Basketball, Dance School, Football, Judo, Petanque, Table tennis, Shooting and Cycling (Moorland to Lakeside, i.e. off-road)). The association is called the E.S.C.C.C. (Étoile sportive de Cour-Cheverny et Cheverny or Sporting Star of Cour-Cheverny and Cheverny.)

A gymnasium, built in the last ten years, is available for indoor activities.

Personalities

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ INAO : Textes Consolides